Introducing key ideas of narrative inquiry, this is the first book to
explore in depth the theoretical underpinnings of the methodology. The
authors open up ways of thinking about people's experiences and their
lives, which are situated and shaped by cultural, social, familial,
institutional, and linguistic narratives. The authors draw on a range of
theorists, creative nonfiction writers, poets, and essayists. The book
is arranged into five parts covering a range of topics including:
embodiment, memory, knowledge, wonder, imagination, community,
responsibility, and place. Each section ends with a methodological
discussion of their work involving refugee families with young children
from Syria.